Welshman Dai Greene looked in superb form as he raced to a comfortable victory
in his 400m hurdles semi-final in Daegu.

The European and Commonwealth champion believes he is in the physical shape to claim his first global medal after a perfect build-up to the World Championships, and he had the luxury of being able to jog across the finish line in 48.62sec after surging away from his rivals on the final bend.

His beaten opponents included Felix Sanchez, the former Olympic and two-time world champion from the Dominican Republic, who finished in second place in 49.01sec.

Greene’s training partner, Jack Green, was eliminated when he finished fifth in his heat in 49.62sec, while Nathan Woodward ran an aggressive race in his semi-final only to fade in the final 20 metres, finishing in sixth place in 49.57sec and out of the qualifying spots.

"I know I'm running great," said Greene. "I ran fast yesterday and I backed it up today. I'll have a couple of days rest and I'll be ready to go in the final.

"I don't care about breaking any records to be honest. I'd rather win a medal. I'd love to win a gold for the whole country. But there's a lot of good guys competing so it's going to be tough."